This 1967 film was made by Rye Movie Society and covered, what was then, a very popular Boxing Day afternoon out by the Rye public. Going to see the Hunt Meet at a local pub was all part of the Christmas festivities for many.
Continue reading Romney Marsh Foxhounds Boxing Day Meet 1967
Now there is a word to conjure with. I thought it meant planning, but councils don’t seem to grasp the fact that it is not just for today but for the future that real planning comes into its own. Rye is a very old town and to live on into the future it must breath and to do that it must move on and grow a little.
There is little room left in the town for homes to be built. So where to go? Rock Channel is out, its very low and could flood. East Guildford way would not help to pull the town together. Rye Hill? I don’t think so, Playden is not Rye and should stay separate. The real area for Rye to grow in during the next 100 years is Cadborough Farm, joining up New Winchelsea Road and West Undercliff. Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings August 2000
What a great Rye Country Show it was. Here are 20 pictures to give a glimpse of the scope of the event. Continue reading Rye Country Show – Twenty Pictures
Everything has done well in nature this year so far. Rye has seen a lot of visitors, the Landgate Arch is in a sad state, At the very top of this marvellous relic there still grows a large, and getting bigger by the day, bush.
The old Further Education Centre really has blossomed and come to life and is well patronised. the Rye bonfire boys held their auction of promises in the Mermaid and raised a record amount, so guaranteeing this year’s celebrations. Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings July 2015
The world was in darkness the night I was born, not a light was to be seen, and then, as I grew and could walk and run, the lights came on all over the Kingdom.
The war with Germany was over, the marsh was crying out for laughter and joy to return. Five years of war in the front line had left it scarred by ack-ack gun emplacements, trenches and pillboxes. Continue reading Jimper’s Early Years
Nearly every week there is an article in the local paper about the parking of traffic in no parking areas in Rye. The problem has got worse since the Traffic Warden was removed. Why the people in control of the town do not employ another, beats me. The cost, they say, does not add up to a profit. Well it would if Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings November 2014
Nearly every week there is an article in the local paper about the parking of traffic in no parking areas in Rye. The problem has got worse since the Traffic Warden was removed. Why the people in control of the town do not employ another, beats me. Continue reading Jimper Jottings
Life as a ‘Hastings Town’ writer never ceases to amaze me. I have met a lot of very interesting people because of my involvement with our magazine and have enjoyed playing a part in their lives and being privy to their dreams from that moment on… One such person is Hastings adopted Punk Princess, Sue Butchers. Continue reading Rebel Army
I’m a traditionalist. In my book you can’t beat a proper homecooked Sunday lunch, complete with roast potatoes and fresh vegetables which have been home-grown by yours truly on the allotment. Continue reading Herman -Ratted!
The thousands that attended the Rye Show on Saturday 16 August were treated to a fantastic selection of displays throughout the day, including the hit from 2013, the Dog Grand National. This year’s Rye Show, at Lea Barn Farm, Rye Foreign, attracted an enormous crowd but there were no problems as the organisers had a plan of action which ensured quick parking on the ground an very little disruption to local traffic. Continue reading Rye Country Show 2014
